Q: Is 55,502,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,502,220 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 55,502,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 30 37 46 60 69 74 92 111 115 138 148 185 222 230 276 345 370 444 460 555 690 740 851 1,087 1,110 1,380 1,702 2,174 2,220 2,553 3,261 3,404 4,255 4,348 5,106 5,435 6,522 8,510 10,212 10,870 12,765 13,044 16,305 17,020 21,740 25,001 25,530 32,610 40,219 50,002 51,060 65,220 75,003 80,438 100,004 120,657 125,005 150,006 160,876 201,095 241,314 250,010 300,012 375,015 402,190 482,628 500,020 603,285 750,030 804,380 925,037 1,206,570 1,500,060 1,850,074 2,413,140 2,775,111 3,700,148 4,625,185 5,550,222 9,250,370 11,100,444 13,875,555 18,500,740 27,751,110 and 55,502,220, with no remainder.

Since 55,502,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,502,220, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).